Myanmar health professionals' educational needs: a pilot study.
Journal
Acta bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis
ISSN: 2531-6745
Titre abrégé: Acta Biomed
Pays: Italy
ID NLM: 101295064
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
13 03 2020
13 03 2020
Historique:
received:
27
02
2020
accepted:
27
02
2020
entrez:
14
3
2020
pubmed:
14
3
2020
medline:
14
1
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
The main factor hindering the development of the Myanmar health system lies in the scarcity of financial and human resources attributed to the health system. This paper presents the preliminary results of a pilot study on the educational needs of Myanmar health professionals, addressing the empowerment of human resources as a strategic pillar for delivering the essential packages of health services. An explorative study following a qualitative approach has been conducted through semi-structured interviews to a convenience sample of 15 persons, selected as authoritative key-informants. In addition to the lack of infrastructures, medicines, ambulances and health instruments, and the health disparities between the urban and rural areas, some widespread problems are reported as requiring health professionals' training empowerment: traumas due to road accidents, management of childbirth, non-communicable diseases' management and poor health education of the population. Some areas can be evidenced for an improvement of professionals, training: maternal, neonatal and child health; communication between professionals and laypeople; Myanmar population's health education; inter-professional training between doctors and nurses, but also between health personnel and non-health personnel. The educational needs of Myanmar health professionals emerge as closely related to the social and health needs of the Myanmar population, to the available resources and missing resources of the country's health system and to the role of professionals within professionals/patients' relationship. (www.actabiomedica.it).
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND AND AIM OF THE WORK
The main factor hindering the development of the Myanmar health system lies in the scarcity of financial and human resources attributed to the health system. This paper presents the preliminary results of a pilot study on the educational needs of Myanmar health professionals, addressing the empowerment of human resources as a strategic pillar for delivering the essential packages of health services.
METHODS
An explorative study following a qualitative approach has been conducted through semi-structured interviews to a convenience sample of 15 persons, selected as authoritative key-informants.
RESULTS
In addition to the lack of infrastructures, medicines, ambulances and health instruments, and the health disparities between the urban and rural areas, some widespread problems are reported as requiring health professionals' training empowerment: traumas due to road accidents, management of childbirth, non-communicable diseases' management and poor health education of the population.
DISCUSSION
Some areas can be evidenced for an improvement of professionals, training: maternal, neonatal and child health; communication between professionals and laypeople; Myanmar population's health education; inter-professional training between doctors and nurses, but also between health personnel and non-health personnel.
CONCLUSIONS
The educational needs of Myanmar health professionals emerge as closely related to the social and health needs of the Myanmar population, to the available resources and missing resources of the country's health system and to the role of professionals within professionals/patients' relationship. (www.actabiomedica.it).
Identifiants
pubmed: 32168311
doi: 10.23750/abm.v91i2-S.9344
pmc: PMC7944656
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
35-44Références
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